Basin sports schedule Feb. 8-14
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Boys and girls wrestlers from around the Basin will travel to regional competitions this weekend, with hopes of qualifying for the 2023 Mat Classic.
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COLUMBIA BASIN – Postseason contests are in full swing here in the Basin, with athletes from all 12 schools competing to move on in pursuit of district and regional championships. Check out this week’s Basin sports schedule, which will be updated online at www.columbiabasinherld.com as teams progress through their brackets.
Wednesday, Feb. 8
ACH girls basketball at Republic - 6 p.m.
MLCA/CCS boys basketball vs Thorp - 8 p.m.
Soap Lake boys basketball vs Waterville-Mansfield - 6 p.m., hosted at MLCA/CCS.
Wilson Creek boys basketball at Riverside Christian - 6 p.m.
Thursday, Feb. 9
Royal girls basketball vs Toppenish - 6 p.m.
Warden girls basketball vs Goldendale - 6 p.m.
Friday, Feb. 10
Quincy boys basketball vs Omak, hosted at Wenatchee High School - 8 p.m.
MLCA/CCS boys basketball vs Soap Lake - 7:30 p.m.
Royal boys basketball vs Kiona-Benton City - 6 p.m.
Wahluke boys basketball vs Connell - 6 p.m.
Warden boys basketball at Mabton - 6 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 11
ACH boys basketball vs Mary Walker - 5:30 p.m. at Medical Lake High School.
ACH girls basketball vs Wellpinit - 7:15 p.m. at Medical Lake High School.
Lind-Ritzville basketball vs Saint George's 2 p.m. at West Valley (Spokane) High School.
Moses Lake girls, boys basketball at Eastmont - 4:45, 6:30 p.m.
Moses Lake dance and drill “Coming in Hot” competition - begins at 12 p.m. at Moses Lake High School.
Othello girls basketball vs Prosser - 7 p.m.
Quincy girls basketball at Chelan - 5:45 p.m.
Royal girls basketball vs Connell - 6 p.m.
Warden girls basketball vs Cle Elum-Roslyn - 6 p.m.
1A Region 3 Boys Wrestling - hosted at Toppenish High School, includes Royal, Wahluke.
1A Region 4 Boys Wrestling - hosted at Deer Park High School, includes Quincy.
1B/2B Region 3 Boys Wrestling - begins at 10 a.m. at Reardan High School, includes ACH, Lind-Ritzville.
2A Region 4 Boys Wrestling - begins at 10 a.m. at East Valley (Spokane) High School, includes Ephrata, Othello.
2A/1A/2B/1B Region 3 Girls Wrestling - hosted at Warden High School, includes Othello, Warden.
2A/1A/2B/1B Region 4 Girls Wrestling - hosted at Rogers (Spokane) High School, includes Ephrata, Lind-Ritzville, Royal and Wahluke.
3A/4A Region 4 Girls Wrestling - hosted at Hanford High School, begins at 10 a.m., includes Moses Lake.
4A Region 4 Boys Wrestling - hosted at Hanford High School, begins at 9:15 a.m., includes Moses Lake.
Big Bend
Basketball
Big Bend women, men vs Walla Walla - Feb. 8 at 5:30, 7:30 p.m.
Big Bend women, men at Treasure Valley Feb. 11 at 1, 3 p.m.
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